TravelBank Releases Inaugural List Ranking Best and Worst Airports
for Business Travelers

Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS) tops list, while all Tri-State
area airports rank in the bottom three

June 13, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Las Vegas McCarran International is the number one airport in the U.S.
for business travelers, according to the inaugural TravelBank Rank study
released by business travel startup TravelBank.

The TravelBank Rank analysis takes into consideration five factors that
are important for road warriors: on-time arrival performance, airport
transit, airport parking prices, quality and service, and average hotel
price. Each category was evenly weighted out of a score of zero to 20,
giving a highest and best possible total score of 100. Only the top 30
airports by passenger volume were ranked. The rankings are as follows:

Top 5 Best Airports for Business Travelers:

Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS): McCarran’s proximity to
downtown, high J.D. Power score of 765 for quality and service and low
average hotel price of $143 are only a few of the reasons why LAS is
the top airport in the country for business travelers.

Charlotte Douglas International (CLT): Charlotte’s ranking is
no surprise – it came in as the number one overall best airport for
parking in a previous TravelBank study ranking the Cheapest
and Most Expensive Airport Parking in America. It’s also home to
one of the highest on-time arrival percentage rates in the country
with 84.22 percent of flights arriving on-time (BTS, 2017).

Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX): Sky Harbor isn’t too
far behind – 83 percent of all flights arrived on-time last year (BTS,
2017). It also ranked in the top three best in TravelBank’s
Best and Worst Airports for Transit. Not to mention, PHX ranked
second best major U.S. airport last year for dining (RewardExpert,
2018), making wait times that much more enjoyable.

Salt Lake City International (SLC): Not only does SLC boast a
high J.D. Power score of 754 for its quality and service, but its $3.6
billion dollar makeover is set to debut in 2020 (Deseret News, 2018).
We will no doubt keep SLC top of mind of business travelers for years
to come.

San Diego International (SAN): San Diego’s sunny, warm weather
and vibrant culture is home to more than some of the biggest
convention and tourist facilities, its airport came in as the second
best airport for transit in TravelBank’s previous transit ranking. San
Diego also holds a high J.D. Power rating of 757 and was recently
included in a roundup of the best airports for beer drinkers (Paste
Magazine, 2018).

In addition to ranking the best airports, TravelBank also analyzed what
the worst airports for business travelers are and it turns out the
tri-state area is home to the top three worst airports for business
travelers – LaGuardia (LGA), Newark Liberty International (EWR) and New
York John F. Kennedy International (JFK). Both LGA and EWR have low
performing on-time arrivals, while JFK ranked as the second worst in airport
transit and as the fifth most expensive for airport
parking in a previous TravelBank study. San Francisco International
(SFO) and Los Angeles International (LAX) round out the list of the five
worst airports for business travelers due to low on-time arrival
performance.

Recognized as one of the best
of business travel in the Apple App Store, TravelBank aims to make
expense and travel management easier and more efficient for business
professionals. In order to create such an experience, it’s important to
take a closer look at the modern day business travelers preferences and
experience, thus illustrating the value the TravelBank Rank study brings
to airports, administrators and managers of SMBs.

“Business travel should be a stress-free experience. When a flight
doesn’t arrive on time or an airport lounge doesn’t include the basic
amenities or strong wi-fi connectivity, it can negatively affect the
entire trip,” says Duke Chung, founder and CEO of TravelBank. “The
TravelBank Rank study is one of the ways we’re aiming to improve the
business travel experience – by providing airports with insight on what
business travelers really want and how they can improve the experience
on their end, as well as keeping our users aware of what to expect when
traveling.”

Founded in 2016, TravelBank has evolved into a modern and easy-to-use,
all-in-one travel and expense platform for companies of all sizes. In
the last year, TravelBank has increased the number of new business users
per month by 30x and is on track to have processed 1 million in expenses
by the end of 2018. To learn more about the methodology behind the
TravelBank Rank study, visit: https://travelbank.com/blog/news/best-worst-airports-for-business-travel/

About TravelBank

TravelBank is the leading all-in-one travel and expense platform for
small-to-medium sized businesses, and uses a proprietary algorithm to
predict travel costs and build budgets with real-time pricing. Designed
for busy professionals, the app features a camera-first experience for
tracking expenses on the fly, a curated travel bookings portal with
special corporate rates for business travel, and an auto-rewards program
that incentivizes employees to choose more cost-effective options.